diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 87965cc76d2..c4a20a0f7ed 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-07-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cambridge.redhat.com>
+
+	* ld.texinfo (Simple Assignments): Fix computation in SECTIONS
+	example.
+
 2001-07-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Update dependencies with "make dep-am".
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index db0cb283317..b763dfe3967 100644
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ SECTIONS
       *(.text)
       _etext = .;
     @}
-  _bdata = (. + 3) & ~ 4;
+  _bdata = (. + 3) & ~ 3;
   .data : @{ *(.data) @}
 @}
 @end smallexample